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What happened in history on this day: November 17?
On November 17 in ...
- 1884 - Cops arrest boxer John L Sullivan in second round for being "cruel".
- 1926 - NHL's Chicago Black Hawks play their first game, beat Toronto Saint Patricks 4-1.
- 1940 - Green Bay Packers become first NFL team to travel by plane.
- 1956 - Fullback Jim Brown, Syracuse, scores 43 points (NCAA record) versus Colgate.
- 1965 - William D. Eckert is selected by the owners to become US Major League Baseball's fourth commissioner. The retired Air Force Lieutenant General succeeds Ford Frick.
- 1968 - NBC TV cuts off broadcast of New York Jets/Oakland Raiders football game to begin regularly scheduled TV show Heidi. The Raiders, trailing the Jets, score two touchdowns in nine seconds to win 43-32. NBC is flooded with irate audience calls, leading to institution of "program delay" by the TV networks until a game is over.
- 1979 - New York Stars (Women's Professional Basketball League) home opener at Madison Square Gardens in New York City.
- 1981 - NBA New York Knicks' Bill Cartwright ties record of 19 of 19 free throws.
- 1984 - Golden State Warriors' player scores 59 points losing to New Jersey Nets 124-110.
- 1984 - New York Islanders score 20 assists against New York Rangers.
- 1985 - New York Jets best offensive production beating Tampa Bay Buccaneers 62-28.
- 1989 - Bret Saberhagen signs record $2,966,667 per year Kansas City Royals contract.
- 1991 - Detroit Lions player Mike Utley is paralyzed in a game versus Los Angeles Rams.
- 2000 - Pittsburgh Pirates' catcher Jason Kendall signs a US$60 million, six-year contract extension.
- 2006 - Frank Thomas agrees to a $18.12 million, two-year deal to join the Toronto Blue Jays.
- 2021 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Los Angeles Kings by score 2-0.
- 2021 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Seattle Kraken by score 4-2.
- 2021 - At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Vancouver Canucks by score 4-2.
Births of sports figures on November 17
- 1890 - Birth of Jack Cusack; pro football pioneer (Canton Bulldogs).
- 1929 - Birth of Edgar White; American yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1952).
- 1930 - Birth of Bob Mathias in Tulare, California, USA; decathlete (Olympic-gold-1948, 1952).
- 1935 - Birth of Anton Sailer in Austria; skier (Olympic-3 golds-1956).
- 1938 - Birth of Peter Snell in New Zealand; 800m/1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1960, 1964).
- 1944 - Birth of Tom Seaver; pitcher (New York Mets, 300 game winner, Cy Young award winner 1969, 1973, 1975).
- 1945 - Birth of Elvin Hayes; NBA star (San Diego Rockets, Houston Rockets, Baltimore Bullets).
- 1948 - Birth of Jaime Huelamo in Spain; cyclist (Olympic-bronze-1972) drug disqualified.
- 1950 - Birth of Roland Matthes in the German Democratic Republic; 100m/200m backstroke (Olympics-gold-1968, 1972).
- 1952 - Birth of Roman Codreanu in Romania; wrestler (Olympic-1980).
- 1964 - Birth of Marina Tcherkasova; American pairs figure skater (Olympic-silver-1980).
Deaths of sports figures on November 17
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